Thu, Jun 5, 2008
Larsen outlines goals for Blaine in fifth Congressional run
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen was in Blaine briefly last week as part of a schedule that was running at campaign speed.
BRIEFS
Blaine woman, 55, earns degree
Garden tour to help local charities
The ‘65 Sisterhood ladies’ club has scheduled a tour of Semiahmoo home gardens this Saturday to help raise money for local groups and charities...
Drayton Harbor Road to open June 9
Drayton Harbor Road will re-open to traffic on Monday, June 9, according to project manager Chris Brueske of Whatcom County Public Works.
Blaine investors to buy airport for $6 million
In an unusual outcome, Blaine City Council has reached a consensus on what to do with the city’s airport.
Blaine CBP officers nab $5.5 million in ecstacy
A 52-year-old Surrey man was arrested Monday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pacific Highway port of entry found nearly ...
Thu, May 29, 2008
NSEA appoints Vasak as executive director
Rachel Vasak, who has worked for the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association in a variety of capacities as both a staff member and a volunteer for more...
It’s time for the annual jazz festival
The seventh annual Blaine Jazz Festival sponsored by the Pacific Arts Association is coming up soon. This year’s edition begins on Sunday, July 6...
June is perfect time for pruning and blooming
June is an incredible month in the garden. The plants respond to the warmer weather and we usually have enough rain to maintain a happy garden.
Blaine teams participate in Ski to Sea events
School board lays off nine classified staff
The Blaine school board voted Tuesday to lay off nine of the district’s 120 classified staff in response to this year’s budget crunch.
BRIEFS
BPA settlement to reduce Blaine electric rates for May
New Border Patrol chief a Blaine native
A Blaine high school graduate has been appointed to replace chief of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Blaine sector.
Blaine man hit, killed on Peace Portal
A Blaine man died Sunday evening after being struck by a car in a crosswalk near the intersection of Clark and Peace Portal Drive.Leif Hesselroth, 84, ...
On Memorial Day, a photograph remembered
Tami Silicio lost a 19-year-old son 10 years ago after what she described as a long struggle with medical complications. It left her with the kind of feeling...
Council postpones decision on airport sale
Blaine City Council will postpone a decision regarding the sale of the Blaine airport following a meeting in which two council members were absent.
Thu, May 22, 2008
Blaine city clerk gets her kicks on the race track
by Tara Nelson
Marine resources group seeks volunteers
The Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee will be coordinating a survey of clams along the shorelines of Birch Point on Saturday, June 7, and is looking...
How would you spend $5 million dollars?
If you had five million dollars to invest in your community’s public health and well-being, where would you put it?
Annual beach naturalist class now offered in Birch Bay
RE Sources’ Beach Naturalists will kick off their eigth season with slideshows open to the public in Birch Bay and Bellingham.
Biotoxins detected in Drayton Harbor
Marine biotoxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) have been detected at dangerously high levels in shellfish samples collected from Drayton...
City seeks Yard of the Week nominations
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Local author to speak at Blackberry House Cafe
Willy Velthuizen doesn’t quite fit in. Through a diary kept for an imaginary friend June Willy tells the story of growing up on a farm in southern...
Dance performance to benefit community garden
Whatcom Physical Therapy has scheduled a benefit to raise money for a garden shed for the Blaine Community Garden.
Briefs
Blaine’s Evening of the Arts
Meetings
Alanon MeetingBlaine meets every Wednesday at 7:30 – 9 p.m.at the Unitarian Church at Cedar & Harrison streets.332-5863. Custer meets every...
Blaine student finds creative outlet in photography
Inmany ways, Mitch Moquin is like any other high school senior.Sporting a moppy haircut, bright green polo shirt and trendyjeans, Moquin deals with the...
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